Global InformationProposed dams in the Kaliwa River watershed information
Several bulk water supply projects on the upper portion of the Kaliwa River Watershed have been proposed by the Philippine Government since the 1970s,[1] with the intent of relieving Metro Manila of its overdependence on the water supplied by Angat Dam.[2][3] Most of these have focused on a particular site in Barangay Laiban in Tanay, Rizal, on the upper portion of the Kaliwa River Watershed to which the Laiban Dam belongs, and the projects have thus often been referred to as Laiban dam or Kaliwa dam, although multiple projects have been referred to using either name.[1]
Due to controversies regarding the project's environmental impact[4] and its potential effect on local communities,[5] notably including a community of Remontado Dumagat people who consider the area part of their ancestral lands,[6] these projects have been controversial and have thus been alternatingly approved, deferred, cancelled, and reapproved by the Philippine Government at different times since the late 1970s.[3]
- ^ a b Calleja, Nina (February 25, 2013). "P85B MWSS project: Same river in Tanay but different plan: Gov't to undertake project to head off possible water shortage in NCR". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Makati: Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ Añonuevo, Euan Paulo C. (June 11, 2014), Laiban Dam Project next on MWSS' PPP list, InterAksyon.com
- ^ a b "Laiban Dam Project Chronology of Events" (PDF). pcij.org. Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
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Cruciowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (July 12, 2013). "Sierra Madre tribe asks Congress to stop Laiban dam". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Makati City: Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. Retrieved July 2, 2014.